Easter

Easter is my favorite holiday just for what it represents: New life, hope, and joy.  You just can't go wrong on Easter. (This photo of Madeline was taken last year.  I can't look at it without cracking up.)

She was quite intrigued with the chicks.  The photographer snapped the picture and then went to rescue the chicks before a bear hug between them happened.

A friend at church put together this awesome Easter egg hunt in Central Park.  Can you call it a hunt when there are so many eggs that kids are tripping over them?  The kids just loved it! 

After the hunt there was a massive egg pinata that the kids took turns wapping.  We had so much fun at this event that we stayed for hours and came home with a sunburn.

We can't get Madi within six feet of Santa Claus; but gargantuan sized bunnies are okay.

This is Madeline's sunbeam teacher at church.  Many of you may recognize him from a pretty major part in the new LDS movies about the Savior.  He and his wife are not only talented they are just really great people.

Of course, it's not Easter without the annual egg dying activity with the Grandmoore's.  Who needs an Easter bunny when you have grandparents.  Seriously.

I love this photo of Madi and Simon.  He's one of her many buddies here in the city.  Anywhere else you go the girls always outnumber the boys.  For some reason, in NYC, it's the exact opposite for her age group.  She learns a lot from Simon about "good guys and bad guys"...and fire trucks.